Alder Spittlebug vs Selland's Dandelion

Aphrophora alni compared with Taraxacum sellandii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Selland's Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (côn trùng)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Bộ Cánh nửa)	Asterales (Bộ Cúc)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Taraxacum
Species	Aphrophora alni	Taraxacum sellandii

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Selland's Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Selland's Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Spittlebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Selland's Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alder Spittlebug

The Alder Spittlebug (Aphrophora alni) is a species in the genus Aphrophora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden